Ash will be celebrating their 20th anniversary with a special release and their first U.S. tour in over five years. Their camp sent over these details:The band plan a Special Edition Colored Triple-Vinyl US release of their famous A-Z Series this November through Noyes Records (an exact release date was not included in the announcement or on the label's website.)
The A-Z vinyl edition will include a card to download the digital version with bonus content and the entire A-Z Series will be made available via all Digital Service Providers for the first time in the US. Just watching them on stage, it's hard to believe Tim Wheeler, Mark Hamilton and Rick McMurray have been making music together as Ash since 1992. "We were all 15 when we started, so we still feel like a very young band," Wheeler marvels today. "It almost doesn't make sense that we've been around for so long!"
The original three piece will also hit the road in the US to coincide with the A-Z release, kicking things off with Weezer in Florida for several dates before heading up the East Coast for several headlining dates.
Ash 2012 tour dates
Nov 08 Seminole Hard Rock Live (w/Weezer), Hollywood, FL
Nov 09 Mahaffrey Theater (w/Weezer), St. Petersburg, FL
Nov 10 Hard Rock Live (w/Weezer), Orlando, FL
Nov 11 Hard Rock Live (w/Weezer), Orlando, FL
Nov 13 Vinyl, Atlanta, GA
Nov 14 Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 15 DC9, Washington, DC
Nov 16 Knitting Factory, Brookyn, NY
Nov 17 Lee's Palace, Toronto, Canada
Nov 19 Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA
Nov 20 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Nov 21 Great Scott, Boston, MA
Nov 26 Dr Martens First and Forever Festival, Manchester, UK
